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Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05

himself to make speech in favor of Abra-
ham Lincoln, but everybody was afraid TO
pick him up. He soon made acQuaintances
and was invited to a couple Of entertain
ments. His singing and piano playing cap
tured every body, and verv large meeting
to hear him speak soon resulted It was
great success. Friends in Junction CITY I'M
mediately advised Lane to hire hlngto can,
vass the state He did so, and hing started
in. but it is our recollection that he
couldn't behave until the tour was com
pleted. The Anti Lane papers got hoId OF
his record. In his speech in junction
City he gave John G. Fremont iremen-
dous scoring, which greatly enraged kich-
ard J. Hinton, who was stationed al i'liey;;
We never have heard ANYTHING so grand
and effective as King singing we are
Coming. Father Abraham, Six Hundred
Thousand More As we think of 1t, we
feel like screaming now. But HAWKINS
TAYLOR was not failure as politician.
That was the only instance, we believe, In
Kansas, of a poliilcal,- stumper combining
vocal and Instruments music with Il shoot
ing mouth. Junction City Union.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
TOPEKA SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
An Important Feature to the Readers OF
The Eagle.

Commencing with January and contlnu-
ing daily until the adjournment OF the Leg
isIature. the EAGLE will contain full teie-
graph report of all news of interest trans
piring at the state capital, which VIII IN
clude important legislative action of both
House and Senate, the news of the Inherent
departuepts of state, together with all IN
teresting movements made on the political
hoard and every other matter of state inter
est or importance. This service will all be
bv wire and of course expensive. NO
daily naper of Kansas ever attempt
ed so great an enterprise. Inc
Missouri River dailies have employed
regular correspondents in the past, whose
m after was transmitted by mail supple
,nepted by a small wire service to cover
news after mail hours, but 10 paper III Kan
sas ever dared incur the expense of full wire
service. The work at Topeka VIII be done
by Hon. N. ". Reynolds, one of the most
accomplished newspaper men and versatile
writers OF the west, to whose fame no words
of our can add. Every word and line from
his pen will be fresh, entertaining and rell-
able. and will cover all news and proceedings
lid to midnight and later when necessary.
We have not the least doubt that this new
feature will prove highly gratifying to every
reader Of the DAILY EAGLE throughout
southwest Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05

The citizens of Wichita, Kansas, claim
that the town has advanced in the past year
more rapidly than during any previous II
months; that real estate doubled in market
value, with population now of 10000
Surrounding towns admit the first and sec
ond of these statements, but deny the last
and say the population will not reach 70,
00-Carlinville Qll.) Democrat
The EAGLE takes pleasure in admitting
that the Carlinville Democrat is liar. No
surrounding town, or no individual of any
surrounding town would SO stultify him
self as to assert that Wichita had but 20,
600 people, when it is the opinion Of the
best Judges of such matters that our popu-
lation is little, if any, short of 10000.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
A MISTAKE.


From the Lyons ReHuo. c,..
Either purposely or hy an accident that
should have been avoided Clipping WAS
repuhlished in the Capital few weeks ago
and credited 10 The Republican which was
the very opposite to oar belief ami remarks.
We did not notice it, bat are told that 1t
wa. strongly for Smith rs speaker No,
thank you. Bro. Hudson. In vulgar par
lance we are not thai kind of cat. and
we would thank vou t. correct the wrong
impression YOU have made. In the begin
ming Of this contest We had e. further oo-
lection 10 Smith thsn his temper and dispo-
<i,ion. which are such n would keep the
house in constant turmoil-but it i begin
ming II he evident 10 the casual observer
that some kind Of big trade, bargAiE and
sale-is on hand. Just WHIST aepereth
saith Rot. bat parties Interested had better
look "leedle oudt
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
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No. SO, Main ST. Wichita, Kan
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President Cashier Asst Cashier
VIM. G.. WOODMAN
President.

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world burglar Proof
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those whom MI the following statement:
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our affairs for the liberal confidence rePosed IN u.s.
abroad reasonably expect occasional authentic
presentation responsibility the First Arkansas Valley Bank
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Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05

Hawkins Taylor. Al enc time imported
into Kansas - 3 professional politician.
along with blowhaTi named King and
saloon kcener whose rsme has slipped oar
memory. hut all If whom. together with
General Blunt TX. Kallos \ Il 81. ln connet-
ton with tie jim Lane aud Tom Carney
fight caused Rome 10 howl, i n"w writing
"reminiscences Of his days in harSsS from
Washington for the Commonwealth H4E-
kfn~ j failure a. a historian a he Was
failure as "A poiitician.-Wichila Eagle
The King referred to came into Junction
Civ in the year ls5; from Denver. He had
been a Units-lan Ct CniyeTSali>t minister,
aud he was as brilliant a be was worthless.
lie na> a magnificent orator, performer N
the organ. ana singer. and. - was lgarnet
afterwards. had acted as = negro minstrel
in Denver. He performed in variety SHOWS
ont there. After few days IA Jsu ction
CITY. he began 10 solicit on invita;icn FOR
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
MOVING ON
RET.

From the Atch'son Champion.
On May 20 1881, a correspondent of the
Champion, writing Of and from the south
said:
Were obliged to sleep like Rip Van
Wrinkle would choose for the place of my
long repoSe some high mountain in the
South. so that when | wake | might see \
New South. indeed; 80 That | might see
above all and every body a banner now toll
Grated but not loved, although il represents
all that man north and south. really holds
dear and precious: so that | might see.
standing rs now. the beautiful monuments
of the Confederate dead, but standing be-
side them the figure of him. who could he
have had his dearest wish would have saved
the effuSon of dropof Confederate blood.
When Lincoln stands in the market place
then will indeed the South
have become new" and strong and happy
aS we'll
The writer Of the above has lived TO read
the following tribute, uttered by a Gesrgi-
an and Confederate. Mr.. Henry ".
Grady. at the banquet of the New England
society in the city Of New York:
Great types, ike valuable plants, are
slow 10 flower and fruit. But from the
union of these coloniStS, from the straight
ening of their purposes and the crossing Of
their blood, slow perfecting through q cen
/ fury, came he who stands Is the first typi-
cal American the first who Cempreheuded
within himself all the strength and gentle
ness. all the majesty ard grace of this re
public-Ahraham Lincoln He was the
sun Of Puritan and Cavalier. for in his
ardent nature We're fused the virtues 81
both, and in the depths of his great
soul the faults Of both wer,
lost. He was greater than Puritan. greater
than Cavalier. in that he WAS American,
and tina, in his homely form first gathered
! the vast and thrilling forces OF the idea
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05

It Will be noted that corn is the great
crop in Kansas kansas korn Is indeed
known the world over. In considering
the magnitude Of the figures
oiven above one should also
bear in mind the fact that the years
1885 and 1886 have not been what might
have been called kansas crop years.
Our wheat and corn has fallen below the
average during both the above periods,
owing to the fact that the weather has
been unfavorable.
But then think of it. In two years the
rich soil of our grand state has produced
1854 095, 1902 What other state il the
union can make such a magnificent show
inc us the above? Not one.
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05

government charging it with tremendous
meaning and so elevating it above human
suffering that martyrdom, though infam-
ously aimed came as fitting crown to a
life consecrated from its cradle to human
liberty. Let us each cherish his traditions,
and honoring his fathers, build with rever-
ent hands to the type Of this simple but
sublime life, in which all types are honored.
and in the common glory we shall win as
Americans: there will be plenty and to spare
for your forefathers aud for mine
Wichita eagle., 1887-01-05
BEHIND IN NOTHING.

1t seems that all the young people Of
Hiawatha are joining the church. Let the
idea become popular in other cities. We
suggest that NJ. NJ Murdoch have some
thing of the kind started in Wichita
Manhattan Nationalist.
Thank you, we have four already in full
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-21

Persecution Is often the wind that
scatters the good seed of the kingdom.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-21
The Russian Samoyar.
conceal

The ordinary household samovar is
from one to two feet high, and ten
inches in diameter, polished to the
highest style of art. 1t is SO ingenious
ly constructed that, with a hot char
coal fire burning in it's little furnace, it
may stand on tho table for hours with
our scorching the cloth. Some Of the
very expensive samovars are as large
as a barrel and as high as a mans head,
but all are made on the same principle;
that is, a straight pipe OF flue runs por-
pendicularly through the centre of the
vessel, which is filled with water. The
flue projects at the top Of tho samoyar
like little round chimney. When the
charcoal is well kindled and the water
boils, a few spoonfuls Of black tea arc
put in a small china teapot, which is
filled with hot water drawn from the
faucet Of the samovar. Then the tea
pot is set over the chimney: in which a
series of holes just below its mouth
prevents stoppage Of the draught.
When the tea is thoroughly "steeped"
and the liquid very dark, little is
poured into the guests glass, which is
then filled with boiling water from the
samoyar. There is a saying in Russia
that hospitality never ceases.while there
is water in the samovar. Tho water in
tie teapot is never allowed to boil, and
only the. best tea that tho host can
afford Is used. 1t costs all the way
from 81 to $50 a pound, and merchants
make it a business Of bringing 1t over
land across the deserts from China by
extensive tea caravans. 1t is generally
believed in Russia that a sea voyage
destroys the peculiar flavor of the chat.
The best duality such as is used for
the Imperial tablets transported in
leather. bags, enclosed in carefully
sealed cases to prevent contact with, the
atmosphere. This tea IS worth from
$50 to $40 pound. Various grades Of
Russian tea ars sold in Paris, where
also samovars of beautiful designs can
be purchased for $40 or $50 apiece.
The ordinary tea of Russia is far
superior to any tea drank in this country
or in England; i'll fact, its beautiful
flavor IS unknown, and cannot be
initiated by the most skillful preparation
of English tea. Crystallized white
sugar is used by the Russian tea drink
ers, and q slice Of lemon give the liquid
an exquisite flavor, but cream or milk
is never seen on table. Wealthy peo-
pie often use jellies., From six to
twenty glasses Of chat are often drank
by single person at a sitting, and at
private parties the guests remain Until
very late.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-21
A. Sweet Tooth.

A Boston lady, whose sister lives in
Georgia and whose mansion there is
oyer-run, like every other big southern
residence, with black servants, receives
frequently from her odd stories of the
always funny people. Her stout color
ed cook, a charmingly loquacious per-
son, has two small boys that serve as
errand bearers and personal servants to
the lady Of the house. One Of these
boys whose name is Ivy, has devour-
ing passion for molasses, and not only
,decorates his countenance with it on
all possible occasions, but cannot pos
sibly eat his food without it.
One day lately Ivy was served with
some bread and honey at his lunch in
the kitchen, and promptly called for
molasses.
| "''Land sakes |" said his mother. Fo'
to put on dc bread m honey ?" &'
"Sartin, mammy,'' ise W
( SIAN oh de livln'l Eff dat boy, Ivy.
had do angel Gabriel sarved up on de
table, he'd ask right off TO- de 'lasses to
put on him ~ q
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-21
THE SMITHS. !,
A Massfor Valuable eSInformation He
gartltng tho patrOnynnfc. ss

v M ythology gives the highest place in
its spantheon to Vulcan, the god Of fire.,
For notwithstanding he Isl represented
as bearded, covered with dust and SCOT,
blowing the fires OF his forges and sur
rounded by his chief ministers, the
Cyclops, she is given Venus to wife
and made the father of Cupid. Among
the ScytlI. .ans the iron sword was q
god. When Jerusalem was taken by
the Babylonians,s they made captlves of
all the smiths and other craftsmen of
tho city--'a more grlevious act than
the tribute levied upon France by Ger
many at the close Of the war iii 1870.
For to be deprived of the use of iron. is
to be relegated to a state Of barbarism.
t,.sT The vulgar accounted for the keen
ness Of the first sword blades on the
score of magic, and the praises Of the
smiths who forged were sung with the
chiefs of chivalry who welded them.
So highly was this mysterious power re-
garded by Tancred, tho crusader, that
in return for the present Of King
Arthur's sword, Excaliber, by Richard
|, he paid forfit with -four great ships
and fifteen galleys." ", @FS'sS aa 81
The Smith was q mighty man in
England in the early time. ''In the
royal court Of Wales he sat with the
King and Queen and was entitled to a
draught Of every kind of liquor served. {"
His person was sacred; his calling
placed him above the law. Ho was
necessary to the feudal state he forged
swords ''on the temper of which life,
honor and victory in battle depended. !"
The smith, after the Norman invasion,
gained in Importance in England He
was the chief man of the village and
the most cunning workman Of the time.
His name descended to more families
than that of any other professionalism
the origin of the name Smith is the hot,
dusty, smoky smithy, and however it
may be disguised in the spelling, it is
entitled to the proud distinction which
it representative sometimes seek to
conceal. &%
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-21
MoNKEYs IN INDIA,
Their Shrewdness Surpassed Only by
sE Their Incontrollable Grecd
#.EiEsj 8t8 sE for Corn. AH.

remember once coming across a
1findOo who. was piously scattering
corn for the monkeys, about hundred
OF which were gathered round him
snatching up the grain with greedy
hands and Quitting soundly any monkey
that poached on his' neighbours share.
Swarms Of other monkeys were sitting
on the trees and banks close by, with
faces Of rueful resignation, looking
Wistfully at the feast before them; but
the man explained to us that they be-
longed to different caste, and would
be half killed if they attempted to JOIN
the party. One huge fellow we noticed
particularly, who sat as near as he
dared and looked on, but did not try to
pick up so much as ali outlaying grain,
although we were told he was "a noted
wrestler" al5s J a3a4sfsI sE
In certain camping.grounds the
monkeys were perfect pests, frequently
stealing the servants dinners, and
even snatching food out Of their hands,
or carrying off their copper cooking
pots, rushing up a tree with them. and
throwing them down. after eating the
contents. The servants would often
come and complain Of their misdoings,
but redress there was none; wide as an
Indian civilians jurisdiction is, it does
not extend over the monRey-world,
The natives have All ingenious way
Of catching monkeys, SO simple that it
may with truth be said that the monkey
catches himself. A narrow-mouthed
jar is filled with corn, and accidentally,
Of course, left on the ground. The
eyer-watchful monkeys quickly take
note of this, and no sooner IS the owner
Of the jar out Of sight than they stea
up to inspect and discuss their wind.
fall. Having satisfied themselves that
there is no trap, one Of them thrusts in
bis arm and snatches a handful of corn
He then finds that the mouth Of the jal
is too narrow to let him withdraw his
doubled fist, but he never thinks Of
dropping the corn, and out rushes tho
owner from behind tree and treacher-
ously slips moose around the victim':
neck.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-21
-THn. .oIsIaIN or rEr1oH1sm.
,Reaarded as ,theS Result OF simple
8 Modes OF thinking ana
Reasoning. y

So soon as intelligent curiosity began
to Smingles with the dull wonder with
which human beings had long regarded
unusual natural events such as, for
instance, an eclipse, q flash Of light
ming, or q flood the only explanations
that could suggest themselves. would be
the logical result of the prevalent habits
Of thought, Of such simple analogical
reasoning as has been referred to. i All
moving things being vaguely felt to be
living, the suns0in eclipse would bo
thought Of as sick or wounded ; the
lightning as creature like the rattle
snake thatimakes q noise, glides swiftly
and strikes suddenly; the flood as the
river itself In a rage or passion. Such
vague explanations as these Of the
nature Of the. external universe, or Of
special events in it-explanatlons 50
little self-conscious and so little reason
ed rs hardly to deserve the name of
''explanatlons"-would seem to be in
the natural course Of evolution the first
notions thatcould be called religious;
but such nations are pure fetichism.
The characteristics Of such a state Of
thought is that the moving principle is
not thought Of as separate from the
moving thing, nor. the living principle
as separate from the living being, nor
the spirit OF other men or animals as
separate from their bodies. The obser-
yances appropriate to such religion
would consist in appeals to those ex-
ternal beings or inprecations upon
them, similar to. those appropriate be-
tween man and man, because those
things would be regarded as living,
and so not felt to be wholly different
from men !; but in every case the thing
or object itself, and not any thing un-
seen, would be the object Of any cere-
monial observance. @t.'
A community Of children between
the ages Of Q and might naturally
evolve a somewhat similar religious
system. The baby who cries out
"Naughty door ~ when it pinches its
fingers in it's hinges; the child who
urges spinning top to continue spin
ming, or is angry with it for stopping,
or who listens with wondering awe to
q watch and asks if it is alive, long
before any Of them have any notion Of
spirit or ghost, or of unseen cause of
action-all illustrate how naturally
fetichism results from simple modes of
thinking and reasoning. Similar habits
of thought account for much Of both
ancient and modern mythology, without
the intervention Of spiritism; they ap-
pear as. g revival in civilized nations in
the astrology and alchemy of the mid
die ages, and may. to-day be traced
among many savage tribes.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-21
WHOLESALE NUPTIALS.
Marriage OF q Ship-Load OF Slave.
Girls to Egyptian Soldiers.

According to letter from Alexandria,
Turkish slaye.ship was captured the
other day by an English vessel, and the
slaves it contained, consisting Of
seventy women and ten men, were
liberated. The MEN volunteered into
the Egyptian army, but it was moro
difficult to dispose Of the women, as
they haye no notion Of liberty, and if
left to themselves would probably have
been drafted, = without making any
resistance, into some NIusselman's
harem.
Under the treaty concluded between
the English Government and the
khedive the importation and eXpor-
tation Of slaves are forbidden; but the
detention Of slaves III the country is
permitted for about six years longer in
Egypt, and eleven years in the Soudan.
Several officers, accordingly, came to
the Pasha Of the district with offers to
buy some of the female slaves, but the
Pasha declared he would not part with
them unless they got married.
lie then announced that any soldier
Or civilian wishing to marry one Of the
slaves would have to pay six thalers for
her dowry, but that the women would
be allowed to choose their husbands
from among those who should present
themselves for the purpose. A great
number Of men, chiefly soldiers,
assembled on the day appointed for the
selection. The women were so shy that
they huddled together like flock Of
Sheep" and could not be induced to
move.
At last one Of them, taking courage,
advanced slowly to a black Egyptian
sergeant, who was anything but young
and handsome, and put her hand OH his
shoulder as sign that he was the man
she wished to marry. Her example was
instantly followed by tho other women,
who pushed forward TO choose theil
husbands as if they feared to be too
late. ia3
1t was now the mems turn to say
whether they accepted the selection.
All were satisfied but five, and even
the five women who were consequently
obliged to choose again were ultimately
provided with husbands.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-21
Measuring Time.

The story is that King alfred had no
better way to tell the time than by
burning twelve candles each Of which
lasted two hours, and, when all the
twelve were gone, another day had
passed. Many years before the time of
Alfred, and many years before the time
Of Christ, the shadow Of the sun told
the hour Of the day by means of a sun
dial. The old Chaldeans so placed a
hollow hemisphere, with a bead in the
center, that the shadow of the bead on
the inner surface told the hour of the
day. Other kinds Of dials were after
ward made with a tablet Of wood or
straight piece Of metal. On the tablets
were marked the different hours. When
the shadow came to the mark IX., it
was nine O'Clock in the morning. The
dial was sometimes placed near the
ground, or in towers or buildings. You
see in the picture two sun dlals that are
on the Gray and Black Nunnery in
Ottawa, the capital Of Canada. The
clock on the eastern end of Faneuil Hall
in Boston was formerly dial of this
kind, and in some or the old church
towers in England you may see them
to-day. Aside from the kinds men
toned, the dials now in existence are
intended moro for ornament than for
use. In the days when dials were used
each one contained motto of some
kind, like these "Time flies like the
shadow, or, 81 tell no hours but tho:e
that are happy"
But the dial could be used only in
the daytime, and even then it was
worthless when the sun was covered
with clouds, In order to measure the
hours of the night as we'll as the hours
Of the day, the Greeks and Romans
used the clepsydra, which means, "The
water steals away and a large jar was
filled with water and q hole was made
in the bottom through which the water
could run. The glass in those, days
was not transparent. No one could see
from the outside how much water had
escaped. So there were made, on the
inside,{ certain marks that told the hours
as the water ran out; or else a stick
with notches in the edge was dipped
into the water, and the depth Of what
was left showed the hour. Sometimes
the water dropped into another jar in
which a block Of wooo was foaC,ng,
the block rising as the hours went on.
Once in awhile, some very rich man
had a clepsydra that sounded a musical
note at every hour.